Seriously? 45% of all fruit and vegetables is wasted? 35% of fish and seafood, 30% of cereals, and 20% of both dairy products and meat? I know we don't waste or throw away anywhere close to that much of anything. How about you and your household?
My main reason is that, if I spent good money on something, I had better get my money's worth. Oh, occasionally something gets away from me, and I have to toss it, but most of the time I make sure I use what I have. That means sometimes (often) what I make for dinner includes the things I have in the fridge that need to be used. I don't always have a recipe in mind, but it's amazing the things you can come up with when you Google for a recipe including the ingredients you have on hand! And, yes, we eat leftovers.
If I do find I just can't use something, I throw it in the freezer. I'd rather do that than throw it away, and then I can use it later.
I never really thought about the environmental impact of food waste until I read through this information recently. And, even though I really don't throw away that much food - because I'm cheap - I'm thinking I need to do even better. The biggest thing, I think, is to start composting what food waste we do have. You know, things like carrot and potato peels, egg shells, etc. Those things that aren't edible. Since I just started my new garden last year, it is definitely time to do some research on composting.
How about you? What do you do to control and prevent food waste and the environmental impact?
